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non-experts, can help the medium to be used appropriately to convey the message directly and succinctly. Announcements Biochemistry for Africa 30 September-3 October 1998 Second International Congress of the Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (FAS-BMB) in conjunction with the 15th Congress of the South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Contact." Organising Committee FASBMB/SASBMB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, PU for CHE, Private bag X6001, 2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa, fax: +27-18-299-2316; email: [email protected]; Web address: http//www.puk.ac.za/biochem/index.html Education Workshop: An Education Workshop will precede the main meeting (27-29 September). Sessions on: What should we teach?, What thinking, reasoning and practical skills do biochemistry students need?, How do students think about biochemistry?, and How do students learn? Organised by Trevor Anderson. Does Biochemistry Have a Core? 21-22 September 1998 A meeting organised by the Education Group of the Biochemical Society in conjunction with the Society's meeting in Leicester, England. Discussion of the biochemistry curriculum and learning about metabolic modelling. Further information from: The Meetings Office, The Biochemical Society, 59 Portland Place, London W1N 3A J, fax: +44-171-637-7626; email: [email protected]; Website: http:// biochemsoc.org.uk/meetings/meetings.htm 8th FAOBMB Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-26 November 1998 The 8th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) will take place during 22-26 November, 1998. Further information from: 8th FAOBMB Congress Secretariat, c/o Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universiti Kebangsan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Daul Ehsan, Malaysia, fax +60-3825-2698. Annual ASBMB Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 16-20 May 1999 The Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will take place in
San Francisco and will be held in conjunction with PAABS, the Pan American Association of Biochemical Societies. There will be educational symposia dealing with the following topics: The Implications of the Boyer Report, The Impact of the American Chemical Society's Biochemistry Requirement, New Ideas for Biochemistry Teaching Laboratories, and Program Assessment. In addition there will be a joint session with PAABS on "Biochemical Education Across the Americas". Further information from: ASBMB, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998, USA, email: kgull@asbmb. faseb.org; Website: www.faseb.org News Flash Geographical Restriction of Sponsorship by IUBMB The Executive Committee has agreed unanimously that the IUBMB will only support activities in areas of the world that adhere to the Union as full or associate Adhering Bodies. These activities include:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Congresses Conferences Interest Group Workshops Symposia Education Workshops and similar activities Supply of free publications Wood-Whelan Research Fellowships Young Scientists Travel Awards
All organisations and individuals resident in areas where there is no Adhering Body will be ineligible. This policy in no way affects the ongoing ability of bona fide scientists from any geographical area to attend any IUBMBsponsored activity. This policy will take effect as of 1 January 1999. All officers of IUBMB have been requested not to make any commitments that go against this policy until that date. The recommendation was formulated with the following considerations in mind: (a) Because of the Union's limited resources, these should be restricted to the family. (b) A knowledge of this policy will be a spur to countries that do not presently adhere to make an application. It costs them nothing to become an associate. (c) The more members in the Union, the more international and representative the Union becomes. (d) A policy of unrestricted use of funds gives no incentive to any Society to join the Union.
Editorial~BiochemicalEducation 26 (1998) 197-198
non-experts, can help the medium to be used appropriately to convey the message directly and succinctly. Announcements Biochemistry for Africa 30 September-3 October 1998 Second International Congress of the Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (FAS-BMB) in conjunction with the 15th Congress of the South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Contact." Organising Committee FASBMB/SASBMB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, PU for CHE, Private bag X6001, 2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa, fax: +27-18-299-2316; email: [email protected]; Web address: http//www.puk.ac.za/biochem/index.html Education Workshop: An Education Workshop will precede the main meeting (27-29 September). Sessions on: What should we teach?, What thinking, reasoning and practical skills do biochemistry students need?, How do students think about biochemistry?, and How do students learn? Organised by Trevor Anderson. Does Biochemistry Have a Core? 21-22 September 1998 A meeting organised by the Education Group of the Biochemical Society in conjunction with the Society's meeting in Leicester, England. Discussion of the biochemistry curriculum and learning about metabolic modelling. Further information from: The Meetings Office, The Biochemical Society, 59 Portland Place, London W1N 3A J, fax: +44-171-637-7626; email: [email protected]; Website: http:// biochemsoc.org.uk/meetings/meetings.htm 8th FAOBMB Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-26 November 1998 The 8th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) will take place during 22-26 November, 1998. Further information from: 8th FAOBMB Congress Secretariat, c/o Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universiti Kebangsan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Daul Ehsan, Malaysia, fax +60-3825-2698. Annual ASBMB Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 16-20 May 1999 The Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will take place in
San Francisco and will be held in conjunction with PAABS, the Pan American Association of Biochemical Societies. There will be educational symposia dealing with the following topics: The Implications of the Boyer Report, The Impact of the American Chemical Society's Biochemistry Requirement, New Ideas for Biochemistry Teaching Laboratories, and Program Assessment. In addition there will be a joint session with PAABS on "Biochemical Education Across the Americas". Further information from: ASBMB, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998, USA, email: kgull@asbmb. faseb.org; Website: www.faseb.org News Flash Geographical Restriction of Sponsorship by IUBMB The Executive Committee has agreed unanimously that the IUBMB will only support activities in areas of the world that adhere to the Union as full or associate Adhering Bodies. These activities include:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Congresses Conferences Interest Group Workshops Symposia Education Workshops and similar activities Supply of free publications Wood-Whelan Research Fellowships Young Scientists Travel Awards
All organisations and individuals resident in areas where there is no Adhering Body will be ineligible. This policy in no way affects the ongoing ability of bona fide scientists from any geographical area to attend any IUBMBsponsored activity. This policy will take effect as of 1 January 1999. All officers of IUBMB have been requested not to make any commitments that go against this policy until that date. The recommendation was formulated with the following considerations in mind: (a) Because of the Union's limited resources, these should be restricted to the family. (b) A knowledge of this policy will be a spur to countries that do not presently adhere to make an application. It costs them nothing to become an associate. (c) The more members in the Union, the more international and representative the Union becomes. (d) A policy of unrestricted use of funds gives no incentive to any Society to join the Union.